| Accession Number | P09916.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Formal portrait of 1351 Trooper (Tpr) Norman Dundonnell Mackenzie of Nowra, NSW, 7th Australian ...
Description
Formal portrait of 1351 Trooper (Tpr) Norman Dundonnell Mackenzie of Nowra, NSW, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A grazier when he enlisted, Tpr Mackenzie embarked with the 10th Reinforcements at Sydney aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 5 October 1915. Tpr Mackenzie brought all his own riding gear with him to war; his mount was a strong chestnut horse, bred at Terrara, NSW, near Nowra. While engaged in operations in Egypt, Tpr Mackenzie was wounded in action at Nabit on 17 September 1916. Having sustained a gunshot wound to the head, he was admitted to 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Bir el Mazar, but died of his wounds that same day. He was 24 years old.